It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Santa Gertrudis Academy can now relate to. They fell just short of the Rio Hondo Bobcats by a score of 2-1 on Friday. Santa Gertrudis Academy was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Rio Hondo apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on Thursday.
For Rio Hondo's part, Christopher Galvan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits. Galvan has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Rio Hondo's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Joshua Laster, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Santa Gertrudis Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 12-15-1. As for Rio Hondo, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Santa Gertrudis Academy beat Rio Hondo by a score of 6-0 later that day.
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